Everybody's Normal (Until You Get To Know Them)

by Rhindress

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A fun (and funny) blues tune based on the unique craziness that exists in us all. It's a saying Jim used to use around the house all the time and one day, we decided to go ahead and write a song about it! This recording was done "live off the floor" in one take at One House Studios in Kelowna, BC.

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I worked with a girl, as quiet as can be,
Until that night at the staff party.
In all the years we knew her, hardly spoke to anyone.
We thought it would be good if she came out and had some fun.
Now she’s twerking on a table with her shirt in her hand.
First party she came to and she got herself banned.

Chorus:
A little bit of distance can take you pretty far
‘Cause when you get too close, you see the mess we all are.
The closer you get, there’s a lot of things you’ll show ‘em ‘cause
Everybody’s normal ‘til you get to know ‘em.

I got a friend seemed a pretty straight up guy
Until we worked our way through half a bottle of rye.
He said the world is run by reptilian shape-shifters,
If you look on-line, you can see all the pictures.
I said “brother, you must be shittin’ me”,
He looked me in the eye and said “You just wait and see”.

Chorus: A little bit of distance can take you pretty far
‘Cause when you get too close, you see the mess we all are.
The closer you get, there’s a lot of things you’ll show ‘em ‘cause
Everybody’s normal ‘til you get to know ‘em.

Phobias and fixations, delusions and fears
Often exposed with three or more beers
Inside someone’s head, there’s a lot of crossed wires
We pretend they don’t exist, like pathological liars

Solo

You know that secret thing that you’ll never tell?
Or the one your folks said would send you straight to Hell.
Sometimes I’m thankful we all have doors
It’s like our elevators all miss a few floors.
So next time you look at someone and wonder what to say
Well they might be lookin’ back at you the very same way.

A little bit of distance can take you pretty far
‘Cause when you get too close, you see the mess we all are.
The closer you get, there’s a lot of things you’ll show ‘em ‘cause
Everybody’s normal ‘til you get to know ‘em.
Everybody’s normal ‘til you get to know ‘em.
Everybody’s normal ‘til you get to know ‘em.
Everybody’s normal

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released April 7, 2022
Jim Rhindress - Lead vocal and guitar
Kim Rhindress - Organ and harmony vocal
Cyril Schermann - Bass
Robert Silversides - Honkytonk piano and organ solo
Scott Evans - Drums

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Rhindress Kelowna, British Columbia

We began writing songs in 2017 and now have 18 original songs which we have begun recording under the band name Rhindress. Our songs are a reflection of our real life experiences and the people and stories we have gleaned from our travels across Canada and the world.

Jim Rhindress plays guitar and Kim Rhindress plays keys, bass and melodeon. We both sing and harmonize and love spreading the love! ... more

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